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Tatiana Kosintseva: “The cost of a mistake in blitz is very high”


27.04.2014

The Russian grandmaster Tatiana Kosintseva, who is currently on the 8th place, gave a press-conference after the Day Two of the World Blitz Championship.


Blitzing. Day 2


Blitz is all about fun and blunders because when you have only 3 minutes per game with 2 seconds increment, anything can happening. We will provide some diagrams that are interesting but also with blunder alerts as well.


Chief arbiter Andrzej Filipowicz: “Young generation has no “tricky experience”


-          What can you tell about the organization level of the championship? Is arbiter’s work comfortable for you here?


Anna Muzychuk: “It was hard to change gears from rapid chess to blitz”


26.04.2014

Anna Muzychuk, the dominating leader of the first day of the World Blitz Championship, visited the press-center and answered journalists’ questions.


Anna Muzychuk convincing on first day of FIDE Women World Blitz Championship


The FIDE Women World Blitz Championship 2014 started today at the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk, with Mayor Vassily Filipenko making the first honorary move in the game A. Muzychuk – Cramling.


Aleksandra Goryachkina: “It is easier for me to play when my daddy’s around”


The youngest participant of the World Blitz Championship, one of the rising stars of Russian chess Aleksandra Goryachkina tells about her tournament progress.


The World Blitz Championship started in snow-covered Khanty-Mansiysk


The Women’s World Blitz Championship started today in Khanty-Mansiysk. 32 players from 14 countries are competing for the championship title in the quickest chess discipline.


Blitzing. Day 1


Blitz is all about fun and blunders because when you have only 3 minutes per game with 2 seconds increment, anything can happening. We will provide some diagrams that are interesting but also with blunder alerts as well.


Kateryna Lagno: “Today I was lucky”


The new World Rapid Champion from Ukraine commented the results of the Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk.


Olga Girya: I was helped here by my native atmosphere


Unexpectedly for many Ugra chess player Olga Girya has won the bronze medal of the World rapid championship.